Radio | News week in plain Finnish | Saturday 24 February 2024

President Sauli Niinistö’s term ends at the turn of the month.

The topic of the news week is the President of the Republic, Sauli Niinistö.

Niinistö’s presidential term ends when the new president starts work on Friday, March 1.

Now we will talk about Niinistö’s season.

President Sauli Niinistö

Sauli Väinämö Niinistö has been the president of Finland for 2 terms, i.e. 12 years.

Niinistö had a long career in politics, even before he became president.

He was, for example, a member of parliament, chairman of the coalition, minister of finance, minister of justice and speaker of the parliament.

When Sauli Niinistö started as president, he had little experience in foreign policy. He had never done the job of foreign minister or prime minister.

As president, Niinistö has emphasized the power of the president in managing foreign policy and wanted to lead foreign policy.

He also had good relations with the presidents of the USA and Russia. Relations with Russia are now broken because of the war of aggression.

Finance has always been important to Niinistö. Even as president, he has emphasized economic discipline.

For example, he himself wanted to be paid a smaller fee for the work of the president.

As president, Niinistö also started talking about the dangers of climate change. He has often called for global action to combat climate change.

Niinistö’s popularity

Sauli Niinistö has become a very popular president.

For example, last year more than 90 percent of Finns were of the opinion that Niinistö has succeeded well as president.

In the opinion of many, he has been the best president of Finland.

Niinistö’s popularity rose to record levels after Russia invaded Ukraine 2 years ago. Because of the attack, Finland decided to apply for NATO membership.

In the opinion of the majority of Finns, the solution was correct and the president acted well in the matter.

The presidents of Finland

Sauli Niinistö is the president even after he has finished his job as president.

In Finland, the title of the president, i.e. the official title, remains even when the term ends.

The president of the republic is always in power.

Repeat

The topic of the news week was President Sauli Niinistö.

Niinistö has been a very popular president.

The most important thing during Niinistö’s term was Finland’s accession to NATO.

Niinistö’s presidential term ends when the new president Alexander Stubb starts work on Friday, March 1.

After that, Stubb is the president of the republic.

This was Uutisviikko in plain Finnish, see you again. Goodbye!